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California Palms’ Ally Mastroianni bringing new meaning to ‘coast to coast’

By Lauren Merola | December 27, 2024
By | Modal Popup – ID Click here to edit the "Modal Popup" settings. This text will not be visible on frontend. As one of North Carolina’s most decorated midfielders in school history, Ally Mastroianni is used to going coast to coast. Now, as the first announced member of the California Palms, one of the…
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Charging’s Izzy Scane pumped to represent New York in WLL: ‘It’s such a pillar of the sport’

By Lauren Merola | December 24, 2024
By | Modal Popup – ID Click here to edit the "Modal Popup" settings. This text will not be visible on frontend. “Holy cow!” It’s a bull. Izzy Scane’s first reaction to the New York Charging’s logo was pure excitement. It was a moment that made the creation of the Women’s Lacrosse League and announcement…
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Alex Aust Holman, first announced member of WLL’s Maryland Charm, wants to ‘uplift women’s sports on another level’

By Lauren Merola | December 19, 2024
By | Modal Popup – ID Click here to edit the "Modal Popup" settings. This text will not be visible on frontend. She’s from Sterling, Va. She went to high school in nearby Potomac, Md. She continued on to play Division I at Maryland, graduating in the top 10 in program history in points and…
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Charlotte North named first member of WLL’s Boston Guard, ‘ready to add’ to city’s title count

By Lauren Merola | December 10, 2024
By | Modal Popup – ID Click here to edit the “Modal Popup” settings. This text will not be visible on frontend. Charlotte North is returning to the place she became a national champion, with repeat aspirations in mind. North, who won a national title with Boston College in 2021, became the first announced member…
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Xander Dickson

How Xander Dickson’s ‘perfectly’ timed trading-card photo was a 1-in-6,000 shot

By Lauren Merola | October 11, 2024
By | Modal Popup – ID Click here to edit the "Modal Popup" settings. This text will not be visible on frontend. The PLL 2024 Trading Card Set dropped Thursday, and it features frozen moments of the latest rookie class – with young stars like Brennan O’Neill, Connor Shellenberger and Liam Entenmann – history-makers –…
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Maryland Whipsnakes attackman Matt Rambo

‘The glue to our team’: Matt Rambo through the eyes of the Whipsnakes

By Lauren Merola | September 12, 2024
By | Modal Popup – ID Click here to edit the "Modal Popup" settings. This text will not be visible on frontend. Matt Rambo‘s been there, and he’s done that. The Maryland Whipsnakes attackman from Glenside, Pa., won the Tewaaraton Award and a national championship at Maryland in his senior season before being picked No….
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Mentally and physically, the pre-semifinal bye week was different for Atlas

By Lauren Merola | September 6, 2024
Mentally and physically, the pre-semifinal bye week was different for Atlas By | Modal Popup – ID Click here to edit the "Modal Popup" settings. This text will not be visible on frontend. The sixth-seeded Carolina Chaos upset the third-seeded Boston Cannons 8-4 while the Maryland Whipsnakes squeaked by the Denver Outlaws 11-10 in the…
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How Myles Jones, Mike Pressler forged bond years before Atlas team-up

By Lauren Merola | September 3, 2024
By | Modal Popup – ID Click here to edit the "Modal Popup" settings. This text will not be visible on frontend. It was an impatience born out of love. He could’ve waited the few minutes in his house, but time spent waiting was not time spent playing. To maximize his minutes on the basketball…
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New York Atlas

Cash App Playoffs preview: Can top-seeded Atlas win it all?

By Lauren Merola | August 25, 2024
By | Modal Popup – ID Click here to edit the "Modal Popup" settings. This text will not be visible on frontend. With the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, the New York Atlas earned a first-round bye and will play their first playoff game Sept. 7, facing the victor of the Boston Cannons-Carolina…
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New York Atlas midfielder Dox Aitken

‘Flashback PTSD’: Inside Dox Aitken’s unexpected return to attack for Atlas

By Lauren Merola | August 16, 2024
By | Modal Popup – ID Click here to edit the "Modal Popup" settings. This text will not be visible on frontend. What are you doing here? That was New York Atlas attackman Xander Dickson‘s first thought when he saw midfield mainstay Dox Aitken trot down low to replace injured attackman Connor Shellenberger during last…
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